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Culture is the viewpoint at which humans see the world through. Culture determines our outlook on certain ideas, peoples, creatures, and virtually everything else in life. Culture itself is very permeable and molds itself when exposed to other cultures and ideas.

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Word association is the phenomena where certain words often cause people to think of "related" ideas.

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The Nacirema people are a group of Native Americans located between the Canadian Cree and the Yaqui of Mexico.

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Communication describes how humans give each other information. This is often done through language.

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The study of the inner workings and properties of human society. This includes studying development, function, and structure within societies.

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Peter L. Berger states that sociology, as a field of study, is generally overlooked and neglected when compared to its more popular brother, psychology. He states that a sociologist is not an "ideal person" but rather someone who tries to understand society in "a disciplined way."

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Clark states that receiving sympathy is a process. In this process, one's social status and a measurement of their woes is taken into account with how much sympathy they receive.

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Miner describes how the fundamental belief of the Nacirema culture is that the body is ugly and has a tendency for disease and disability. He states that in Nacirema culture, a person's only hope to remove these characteristics is through the use of powerful influences and rituals (i.e. shrines).

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Hall & Hall's, The Sounds of Silence summary

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Hall & Hall's, The Sounds of Silence summary

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Halls states that people of entirely different cultures communicate without the usage of words. This is done through the usage of hand gestures, facial expressions, and body language.

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People commit suicide when they can no longer bear the weight of their living world. People who often commit suicide believe there is no other way to make joy of their lives, so instead of suffering, they simply end it.

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I personally do not believe Nacirema culture is odd whatsoever. As a Christian, I am aware that I do tend to have my biases against the types of beliefs that the Nacirema culture practice. However, as anthropology has taught me, culture isn't simply a set of customs, but how people see their entire world through.

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Contrasting Marxist and Durkheimian                                  

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Contrasting Marxist and Durkheimian                                  

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Marx and Durkheim see the outcomes of the division of labor differently. The former claims that human history is categorized as a history of class struggles. Meanwhile, Durkheim believes that a division of labor brings society into an equilibrium.